Against Intellectual Property
by Stephan N Kinsella
Publisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute 2008
ISBN/ASIN: 1933550325
ISBN-13: 9781933550329
Number of pages: 71
Description:
This monograph is justifiably considered a modern classic. It is by Stephan Kinsella who caused a worldwide rethinking among libertarians of the very basis of intellectual property. Kinsella argues that the very existence of patents are contrary to a free market, and adds in here copyrights and trademarks too. They all use the state to create artificial scarcities of non-scarce goods and employ coercion in a way that is contrary to property rights and the freedom of contract.
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